ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946)

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ChEBI Name	ammonium sulfate

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:62946

Definition	An inorganic sulfate salt obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with two equivalents of ammonia. A high-melting (decomposes above 280°C) white solid which is very soluble in water (70.6 g/100 g water at 0°C; 103.8 g/100 g water at 100°C), it is widely used as a fertilizer for alkaline soils.

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Submitter	Vincent Fazio

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Formula

H8N2O4S

Net Charge

Average Mass

132.14000

Monoisotopic Mass

132.02048

InChI

InChI=1S/2H3N.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h2*1H3;(H2,1,2,3,4)

InChIKey

BFNBIHQBYMNNAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[NH4+].[NH4+].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O

Roles Classification
Application(s):	fertilizer A fertilizer is any substance that is added to soil or water to assist the growth of plants.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946) has role fertilizer (CHEBI:33287) ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946) is a ammonium salt (CHEBI:47704) ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946) is a inorganic sulfate salt (CHEBI:24840)

Incoming	ammonium sulfate nitrate (CHEBI:140457) has part ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946) ammonium sulfate urea (CHEBI:91240) has part ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946)

IUPAC Name

diazanium sulfate

Synonyms	Sources
(NH₄)₂SO₄	ChEBI
ammonium sulfate (2:1)	ChemIDplus
ammonium sulphate	SUBMITTER
diammonium sulfate	IUPAC
mascagnite	ChemIDplus
sulfuric acid ammonium salt (1:2)	ChemIDplus
sulfuric acid, diammonium salt	ChemIDplus
sulphate of ammonia	ChEBI

Citation	Type	Source
20556652	PubMed citation	Europe PMC

Last Modified

28 February 2019